The Beachwood Chamber of Commerce has a new database system and event calendar

A professional series presented by leading law and business faculty--Cleveland State Univeristy's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Nance College of Business Administration--to help companies make informed decisions and pursue sound strategic growth.

Wayne Lawrence, former Chamber Vice President, named Chamber Executive Director

The Beachwood Chamber of Commerce and Crain's Cleveland Business have teamed up to offer Chamber Members a special benefit. You can now subscribe to Crain's Cleveland Business (or renew) at the rate of $40 (A $12 savings).

Through your membership with the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce, you now have the exclusive right as a designee member to use Hawthorne Valley Country Club. As a designee member, you will be able to play golf (up to six foursomes per season), the current rate is $60 per eighteen or $30 per nine (which is less than many of the public courses in the region), and use the dining facilities at the Club up to 12 times in a year.

The Beachwood Chamber of Commerce was one of the winners of the 2007 TeamNEO Economic Development Awards.  The Chamber won for it work with International Business Recruitment.

Lee Bienstock, a Brooklyn native who was almost Donald Trump's final pick on season five of "The Apprentice," came to town Monday to speak at the annual Beachwood Chamber of Commerce dinner.

The Chamber's Business Development Center  expanded to 24 offices from 18 when Beachwood Chamber of Commerce president Doug Bennett signed a lease for extra space on the ninth floor of Commerce Park Square Building 3. The expansion gives the center 11,300 square feet in the building, nearly 60% more than the previous 7,100 square feet.

Tom Sudow of the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce shares his thoughts with the group at Midtown Mornings.  Listen in on Meet the Bloggers - http://www.meetthebloggers.net/2006/12/10/midtown-mornings-tom-sudow/

The rising cost of healthcare for entreprenuers and small business owners has been a hot topic.  The Beachwood Chamber recognized this need over 12 years and founded The Northern Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce to help Chamber members receive discounted health insurance through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.  The New York Times used this plan as an example in their article Health Care at a Premium in the November 30, 2006 edition.

BEACHWOOD While city and Chamber of Commerce officials travel the world to attract businesses, a company from neighboring Indiana announced last week it will bring two division headquarters here.

Two subsidiaries of Indianapolis-based Cohesant Technologies Inc. will move to Beachwood by year's end. They will bring with them 42 jobs and a payroll of $2.5-$3 million,

Coatings firm to relocate two subsidiaries and invest $1.7M in former Gliatech space.

Publicly traded Cohesant Technologies Inc. is leasing 15,000 square feet in a building that was the former headquarters of now-defunct biotech firm Gliatech Inc. Plans call for the company to relocate two subsidiary businesses to the site at 23420 Commerce Park Road.

The work Beachwood is doing to co-locate international business has been featured in the Israeli media during the Prime Minister's Conference on International Business held in Tel Aviv November 8 and 9, 2006.  Tom Sudow, Executive Director, was interviewed on Israeli TV and Radio.  Major articles appeared in the Jerusalem Post and Globes (Israel's "Wall Street Joutnal").

When the New York Times is looking for examples of an Employee Handbook, who do they call -- The Beachwood Chamber of Commerce of course.  The Beachwood Chamber of Commerce new employee handbook was sited in article in the Sunday, October 15, 2006 New York Times "Career Couch" .  The new employee handbook was prepared by Adrienne Fernadez of the Chamber Staff and Seth Briskin of the law firm Meyers Roman.

Regional innovators recognized for inventions

6062 Holdings, a company housed in the Beachwood Business Development Center has won the 2006 Innovation Award presented by NorTech, Northeastern Ohio's leading technology-based economic development organization. 6062 Holdings LLC Serial entrepreneurs Eric and Cary Senders have acquired the exclusive global rights from DuPont to develop and commercialize an artificial, biodegradable soil technology.

Beachwood featured in article on Israeli companies co-locating to the United States

A team of regional technology cheerleaders has returned from Israel with partnerships that could add to Greater Cleveland's growing high-tech community and help create municipal wireless networks.  Former Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell and officials from Case Western Reserve University, the city of Beachwood and several local tech firms were among those who made last week’s trip